Stanchion.



J. N. JENSEN.

STANGHION. APPLICATION FILED 001211, 1913. 1,1 96,71 3. Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

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J. N. JENSEN. STANGHION. APBLIGATION FILED on. 11, 1913.

Patented Aug. 11,1914.

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* UNITED v STATESPATENT OFF E-A...

JULIUS JENSEN, OF LAKE CITY, COLORADO.

STANCHION.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JULIUS N. JnNsEN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Lake City, in the countyof Hinsdale and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stanchions; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and eXact description of the-invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appers tains to make and. use the same.

This invention relates to stanchions for securing cattle in stalls; and it consists in, the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and; claimed whereby each animal may look itself, automatically when driven into its stall, and; whereby all or any one of the animals may be released at will. 1

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front View, of a stanchion constructed according to this.

' invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of one ofi the locking-posts, drawn to a larger scalej Fig 3 is a plan view of portions of the lock- 25 section taken on i the line 0azv in Fig. 3.;

mg. and releasing bars. Fig. 1 is a cross-" Fig. 5 is a detail view of the swivel on the; collar. Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the; latches. Fig. 7 is an end view of the same? Fig. 8 is a cross-section through one of the locking-posts, taken on the line y-y in A supporting frame is provided having; uprights 2, and a manger 3 or feed-trough v is arranged to the rear of the aiprights. Locking-posts A are arranged in pairs between certain of the uprights, and are pref-1 erably channel shaned in cross-section, and; are secured to the floor at their lower endsf The locking-posts are connected to the adjacent uprights by any suitable braces 5,and the uprights, locking-posts and braces form? a barrier in front of the manger so that the animal can only get at the food in the manger by reaching downwardly for itin the space between the pair of locking-posts. As many stalls or spaces for animals as desired can be arranged in a row, each one be-;

ing provided with a pair of locking-posts and co-actmg parts as herelnafter described.

A pendulum-rod 6 is suspended by a pin p from a bracket 8 secured to the top of each locking-post. The opening of the channel faces the rear, and the bottom end portion of the pendulum-rod is arranged to enter the channel of the locking-post when swung for- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 11, 1914 Application filed October 11, 1913; Serial No. 794,705.

wardly. The pendulum-rod is arranged to hang vertically and to the rear of the locking-post, and a space 9 is formed between these two parts. Guide-plates 10 are secured to the floor or to the locking'posts,

and are preferably arranged in pairs, one on each side of each locking-post. The upper end portion of each guide-plate has a downwardly and forwardly inclined surface 11, and a vertical portion 12 is formed at thelower end of the surface 11. This vertical portion 12 is arranged in line with the front side of the pendulum-rod, and the lower end 141 of the pendulum-rod is preferably beveled, and is arranged to work between the guide-plates at the lower part of their inclined surfaces 11. I

A latch 15 is pivoted on a pin 16 between each pair of guide-plates, and has a lug 17 at its upper end which engages with the pendulum-rod, and normally prevents it from moving rearwardly. The lower part of the latch is provided with a lug 18.

A locking-bar 19 is arranged to slide longitudinally in holes in the guide-plates,.

and extends crosswise behind the lug 18, and normally prevents the pendulum-rod from moving rearwardly. This locking-bar has notches 20, and it has a handle portion 21 at one end. the handle portion and one of the guideplatcs, to hold the notches 20 out of line with the lugs 18. When the locking-bar is slid by hand to place the notches 20 in front of the lugs 18, the latch 15 is unlocked so that the penduluin bar can be moved rearwardly on its pivot. hen the pendulum bar returns to its vertical position, its beveled end passes over the lug 17 of the latch A spring 22 is provided between irrespective of the position of the lockingout going into any one of the stalls.- A stop 26 is secured to the releasing-b ar, and a removable block 27 is arranged between the stop 26 and the opposite end of the lockingbar from its handle. The block 27 is preferably' channel-shaped so that it straddles the releasing-bar and engages with it so bards normally held crosswise of the animal,

and "so p I hatit may be moved freely to a limited extent, and will return automatlc'allyto its no'rmalcro-sswise'and horizontal position. The crossbar preferably has hollow'b'a'll's 33011 its ends, and it is longer than i'vflid'th'of'the spacebetween each pair of lfockingpostsi Stop pins 34' are" provided to liiriitthe'inovements of the locking-bar, and the latches; hen t'h'eanimals a'redriven ititothe stalls, each crossbar strikes against a"pair'of'pendulum-rods, and when the anima' reaches downwardlyfor the food in the mag-m ths crossbar slides down the inclined surfaces 11 of theguide-plates into the lower "p'artsof' the spaces 9, pushing the penduliumrods forwardly, and passing under their lower ends. The pendulum-rods move backwardly by grayity as soon asthe crossbar has passed under them, and the animal may raiseits head to place the crossbar in thpositionsh'own, but it cannot back away from thelocking-postsuntil tlie locking-bar has been moved by hand to permit the pendulun'i rods tomove rearwardly. lVhat I "claim is;

I. In a stanchion, the combination, with a pair of stationary docking-post's, of pendulum-rods suspended behind the' lockingposts, stationary" guides arranged at the lower endsbf' the pendulum-rods, spaces being formed between the locking-posts and the "pendulum-rods and guides, means for normally "preventing the' pendulum-rods a crossbar prdvided with means for securing it to an animal and adapted to push the pendulumro'dsforw'ardly and to pass under them into engagement with the said spaces.

staiichion, the'combination, with a pair of channel-shaped locking-posts having rearwardly'projecting brackets at their uper ends, bfpendulum-rods suspended from he said brackets, stationary guides arranged at""the" lo'wer ends of'the pendulum-rods, spaces being formed between the lockingposts aii'dth e' pendulum-rods and guides, iiieans which normally prevent the pendufrsm' m rii g- .rsarvar ly a which permit their lower ends to be moved forwardly into the channels of the locking posts, and aeross'bar provided with means for securing it to an animal and adapted to push the pendulum-rods forwardly and to pass under them into engagementw it h the said spaces.

3; Ida stanchion, the combination, with a pair of stationary locking-posts, of pendulum-rods suspended behind"the po'sts,"'spaces 'being formed between the said osts and rods, stationary v ide-plates are qfi i r jd lum- 'r'odsahd having downwardly and forwardly in lined upper p its and having 'frqnt edges arranged substantially in line with the "front sides of the pendulum-rods, mean's for norinally preventingthe' pendulum rods from moving rearwardly, and crossbar" provided with means for securing it man -animal and adiapted 'jto push the -pendulum rods forwardly and to passunder them" into engagement' with the said spaces.

4E. *Inastanch'ion, the combination, with a pair of "stationarylocking posts, 'of'pendulum-rods sus 'aended' behind "lockingposts, stationary guides arranged at the lower ends of the pendulum-rods, "spaces being formed'between the'locki'n -posts "and the pendulum-rods and gi'iides, l'at ches pivot- 1 edt'o' the guides, and a locking-bar slidable crosswise of 'the' guides and'norinally' preventing the latches from inovih'gdn oneid'irection, the pendulum-rods being adapted to engage automatically with the latches in swinging forwardly to a vertical position."

5i In-a stanchion, the combination, with a pair of stationary locking-post's,of-pendulum-rods suspended behind the lockingposts, stationary guides arranged at the lower ends of the pendulum-rods, spaces being formed between the locking posts'and the pendlilm-ro'ds and guides,"latches p'ivote'olto the guides, a locking-bar slidable crosswise or the" guides and normally preventing the latches from ov'ing in bne direction, the pendulum-rods being adapted to' engage automatically with the latches in swinging forwardly to a'vertical bar slidable parallel to the lolcliingbar and provided with a stop, and 'a removable block arranged between the said stop and the locking-bar.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence oftwo witnesses.

' JULIUS N. JENSEN Witnesses:

G. W. RAwLINes.

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